Today we mark the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide and offer our thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families. The events that took place on this day 18 years ago began a chain of events that led to the deaths of over 8,000 men and boys and the forced removal of 30,000 women and girls. The horror and the barbarism perpetrated in and around Srebrenica in the days that followed 11 July evoked the darkest days of the Second World War; days many hoped would never be repeated in Europe.

UK athletes are making 2012 a year to remember. I am eagerly hoping then that this appetite for success is rubbing off on the UK delegates over at the United Nations in New York where in just four days' time, they too could be on the verge of making history.